Farewell Whaea Mere

A beautiful send off for Whaea Mere from the wider school community. We love you...E kore koe e warewaretia xx

Whaea Meres kainga

We had a fabulous visit with the lovely Whaea Mere. She is very unwell and unable to be at school. We miss her sooo much but want her to get better.
We sang lots of waiata and surrounded her with lots of aroha..
KIA PIKI TE ORA...KIA KAHA Whaea Mere..ka nui te aroha mou xx

Matariki at Richmond Road School

Ka mau te wehi!!..he rangi  pai rawa atu!! A great day celebrating Matariki with Te Whanau Whariki and Te Whanau Pounamu..4 great workshops...and a tasty hangi for lunch!! Nga mihi

Top kids Matariki visit

On Tuesday Room 17 students went down to Top Kids Child Care Centre to help them celebrate Matariki with a kapahaka performance. We also taught them the Matariki macarena. They gave us a tasty healthy morning tea. Tino pai ano te wheako mo o matou tamariki.

Matariki Haiku

A haiku poem has 3 lines ..line 1 5 syllables.. line 2 7 syllables..line 3 5 syllables...we wrote poems about Matariki
Anei i wetahi tauira

A cluster of stars
Remember our ancestors
Singing waiata
By Azania

Family and friends
The seven stars shine bright
Loving each other
By Donna

Whanau kai tahi
Seven stars seven sisters
The stars are shining
By Atutahi

Mahi raranga
View the stars before sunrise
Whanau haakari
By Cassidy

Matariki 2017

Some of our learning about Matariki..we are writing a report that states facts about what we know about Matariki.Next week we will meet with Richmond Rd and Kowhai to celebrate Matariki.

TE WHITI FROM MOANA

Look at our own Whaea Trina..looking so awesome as Te Whiti from Disneys Moana..